Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-06-17

looks as if this grass would become a
prominent feature in Dakota's hay crop
hereafter, as it seems to grow successfully
wherever tried in the territory.
CMessrs Beal, Fortune s. Shelton have
been awarded the contract for grading the
A., B. G. N. w. road between Bismarck
and Napoleon. The wages to be paid
will, it is said, be just about enough to
furnish grub to man and beasts from
$3.50 to So for driver and team.
The best. plan to destroy gophers, says
an exchange, is to soak quantity of
wheat until it is soft, in which mix q
proper quantity of pulverized strych-
nine. Then add some lard to give it q
smell to attract the little pests. Place
spoonful every few yards around the edge
of your cornfeld.
1t is hardly necessary to call the atten-
tion of our citizens to the fact that the
drug firm of Dunn & Co., opposite the
Sheridan House, Bismarck, keeps on
hand at all times large stock of fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest prices. Give the firm a call ana
be convinced of the fact.
lssSMessrs. Mahaney, the Dean brothers,
Bumstead and Pagel, of Winchester,
passed through town Tuesday on their
return from the Capital City. BY the
way, which of the gentlemen was it who
snored so loudly, Monday night, at Tommy
Sanders's, that some of the chinking be
tween the logs was Jared out?
An exchange says that a superstitious
subscriber found spider in his paper,
and wants to know if it is bad omen.
Nothing of the kind The spider was
merely looking over the paper to see who
was not advertising, so that it could 60
and spin its web across the door, and
thus be free from disturbance.
l/Mr. and Mrs. Yeater made quite long
trip Monday out in the railroad
country, visiting the camp of the railroad
people at Long Lake Spring. Mrs. Yeater
on her return was the possessor of large
and tasteful bouquet of the beautiful
flowers found in such profusion on the
prairie at this season of the year.
Mrs. Jennie Hawkes. the Wllliamsport-
Livona mail-carrier, met with runaway
accident during her Monday trip. The
colt which she was driving became un-
manageable, and, before the animal could
be quieted, broke one of the shafts. On
Wednesday, also, the pony ran away. We
did not learn the particulars further than
that Mrs. H. was thrown out of the We.
hiclc, though not inj ured.
There are in Dakota 801 Sunday
schools, with total membership of SO,
AL. Arizona has but 80; California, 725
Colorado, 278 Delaware, 217 Florida,
700; Idaho, 43; Indian Territory, 222
Louisiana, 522 Montana. 80; Nevada,
81; New Hampshire, 5A; New Mexico,
As; Oregon, 300; Rhode Island, 371
Utah, 81; Vermont, 631; Washington
Territory, 1879; Wyoming, 81.
An exchange truthfully remarks that,
if you ask some men for an advertise.
ment or for some locals, they will say
that they do not believe in advertising
newspaper is never read, etc. But, lei
one of these fellows be caught kissing
his neighbor's wife or trying to hold ur
the outside of building some dark
night, and his tune changes instantly
and, if the printing office Is in the garre,
of q story building, he will
climb to the top to beg the editor to keep
it out of the paper. Seer
Mr.. BottomleY drove over to the scene
of railroad operations yesterday, and sent
his teams over with couple of loads OF
wood for Fortunes camp. Mr.. Bea
commenced grading Wednesday west of
Long Lake spring, with Tom Kelly in
charge of his force. Mr.. Shelton, with
some twenty-five teams, began work yes
terday near the spring. The Fortune out
fit is camped at Long Lake hotel" ant
will begin work in day or two. The en-
gineers are busily at work cross. section.
ing and setting grade stakes. =.
A party of distinguished gentlemen
drove into Williamsport last evening
1t consisted of his exccllency Squattel
Governor Hannifin, Hon. "Ordway'
Johnson, Hon. Thomas W. Bicknall
president of the New England Colony
Association which 1s now settling Hettin
ger County, and Mr.. David A. Waldron
banker aud broker, of Providence, Rhode
Island. The gentlemen were looking ur
the route of a railroad down the Cannon
ball and to point four miles above IT.
mouth, thence across the river and VI
Long Lake Greek to Buchanan Valley
thence. southeast through WILLIAMSON
to point on the A., B. s. N. w. in Lo
gan county. This road is to be built BY
Governor Hannifn and certain Bosto1
capitalists.
All 1t Wants Is Statehood.
T Minneapolis Tribune Is there any